MORTGAGE rates are “highly likely” to go up across the banking sector over the next year, according to the head of the EBS, who yesterday claimed his building society needs a €300 million capital injection from the State.

INVESTMENT opportunities linked to the delivery of clean drinking water offer significant potential returns to funds and private investors into the future.

AN increase in the burden of taxation cannot be ruled out in the Budget, warns the National Economic and Social Council.

SLOW growth figures out of the US and pretty poor economic data out of Germany unnerved markets somewhat yesterday and all of them were hit, with the exception of the Nasdaq.